Press Releases

Tariffs Against China Counter-Productive; Will Hurt U.S. Tech Manufacturing

Arlington, VA (May 29, 2018) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today issued the following statement following the White House announcement that the United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of goods imported from China. “This is a highly…

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TIA Applauds House E&C for Holding Global Supply Chain Security Hearing

Arlington, VA (May 16, 2018) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today issued the following statement after the conclusion of the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on global supply chain security. TIA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Cinnamon Rogers, issued the…

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TIA Disappointed in Senate’s Passage of Net Neutrality CRA Resolution

Arlington, VA (May 16, 2018) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today issued the following statement following the Senate’s passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order. “We are disappointed that the Senate passed the Congressional…

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Recent Blogs

Understanding TIA-942: A Q&A with Tom McGarry

By TIA Staff | June 11, 2026 | Comments Off on Understanding TIA-942: A Q&A with Tom McGarry

Adapted from a podcast produced by the Telecommunications Industry Foundation (TIF). As data centers evolve rapidly, driven in large part by AI—industry standards play a critical role in ensuring reliability, scalability, and trust. In this Q&A, Michelle Kang, TIF Chair and newly appointed TIA Board Member, speaks with Tom McGarry, VP of Standards at the…

Why AI Infrastructure Needs More Than ISO: Reimagining Quality for the Data Center Era

By TIA Staff | June 2, 2026 | Comments Off on Why AI Infrastructure Needs More Than ISO: Reimagining Quality for the Data Center Era

The rapid expansion of AI is reshaping the data center industry at a pace few sectors have experienced. Demand for compute is accelerating, infrastructure is scaling rapidly, and expectations for uptime and performance continue to rise. In a recent webinar, TIA’s Mike Regan and Google’s Govind Ramu examined how this shift is exposing gaps in…

ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

By TIA Staff | March 23, 2026 | Comments Off on ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

From streaming and cloud services to AI and enterprise applications, nearly every aspect of the modern digital economy depends on highly reliable data centers. As capacity scales rapidly and operating environments grow more demanding, infrastructure reliability, resilience, performance, and efficiency become mission‑critical priorities. Standardized approaches to data center design and to the quality of the infrastructure supply chain are…

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